Nine new s ecies of Anilocra are described: A haemuli from Haemulon flavolineatum, H aurolineatum, H carbonarium, H chrysargyreum, H macrostomum, H lumieri, H sciurus, E ine helus cruentatus, E fulvus, E guttatus, and Paranthias furcifer A holocentri from Holocentrus ascensionis A myri ristis from Myri ristis acobus A acanthuri from Acanthurus chirurgus, and A bahianus A chromis from Chromis multilineatus and C cyaneus A abudefdufi from Abudefduf sa atilis A holacanthi from Holacanthus tricolor A chaetodontis from Chaetodon ca istratus, C ocellatus, C sedentarius, and C striatus and A artiti from Pomacentrus artitus

Anilocra laticauda Milne Edwards, 1840 and A leachii Schioedte, 1866 are declared nomina dubia The Martini ue and Peru s ecimens of A laevis are shown to re resent 2 s ecies: A haemuli and A laevis, res ectively A table distinguishing the s ecies of genus Anilocra in the Caribbean Sea is included